Sainte-Marie’s best grade is for schools: bac results 6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. The local economy is weaker than most (D): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 27.4% unemployment. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for safety and B for walkability. It lags on health as well — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Sainte-Marie has no overall grade because cost of living isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Sainte-Marie with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Marie.
HealthHealth D
Sainte-Marie loses more people than its age profile suggests, 107 per 100 expected, above compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,928 deaths in Sainte-Marie between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,800: 7% above. At birth, a girl in Martinique can expect 85.1 years and a boy 77.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. There are 13 general practitioners locally.
+7%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted107
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Sainte-Marie · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu de Martinique site de Trinite
3.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu de Martinique site de Trinite
85.1 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Martinique, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
80.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Sainte-Marie, 97.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 1.6 mi off. Also worth knowing: on results, collèges and lycées here come #10 of 25 in Martinique.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Sainte-Marie than in compared French towns: 11% of adults
Children under 15 make up 13%, below compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. 27% of residents are 65 or over.
52.7median age
Sainte-MarieFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma48%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education11%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: France 51.8%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Sainte-Marie has more crime per resident than 57% of compared French towns
For 2025, the figures show 365 offenses in Sainte-Marie. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 14.3 cases of violence against people and 8.6 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). The commonest graded crime locally was family violence (2025).
14.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence107
Other physical violence90
Criminal damage82
Burglary41
Sexual violence18
Theft from vehicles11
Armed robbery8
Vehicle theft8
Drug use91
Theft without violence54
Fraud33
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
14.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
365
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Sainte-Marie than in compared French towns: €14.65/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,292/m²: 67 houses and apartments sold in Sainte-Marie between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 70% of sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 67 homes were sold locally.
€2,292/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sainte-Marie€2,292/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,163/m²
47
€14.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.37 to €18.87/m² a month)
€12.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sainte-Marie
Is Sainte-Marie safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #8 of 25 in Martinique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 41 burglaries and 82 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Sainte-Marie good?
They grade A−, better than 75% of compared French towns and #10 of 25 in Martinique. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Sainte-Marie
Commune in Martinique
Sainte-Marie is a commune of 14,756 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Nord Martinique. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Population
14,756 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Nord Martinique
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
